Prison puppetry pioneering

Prison puppetry pioneering

Co-founder of SNAFU Dance Theatre and UVic alumna Ingrid Hansen discusses the progress of William Head on Stage’s (WHoS) new production, Fractured Fables: The Prison Puppet Project. The William Head Institution, situated in picturesque Metchosin, has been producing...
Let’s Make an Opera moved me in unexpected ways

Let’s Make an Opera moved me in unexpected ways

It was the beginning of March madness. My friend and I, both exhausted post-midterms, downed coffee on the way to the March 2 opening of The Belfry’s Let’s Make an Opera, which ran until March 10. In the full theatre we sat back, ready to relax during two hours of...

A call with Mr. Robeson

Hold your breath, Victoria; here comes a big one. Award-winning writer, actor and singer Tayo Aluko performs his one-man show Call Mr. Robeson at Intrepid Theatre on Feb. 20, 2013, as part of Black History Month. In this play, British-Nigerian Aluko tells (and sings)...
Sin City cracks us up

Sin City cracks us up

I was completely intoxicated by the end of this show . . . with laughter. My new roommate and I went to see the January 15 episode of Sin City: Bedlam-By-Sea, knowing hardly anything about each other or the show we were about to see. We’re now those people who slap...

Suicide: What you don’t hear

From social media to time management, many factors affect youth suicide Second to accidents, what is the leading cause of death in Canadians aged 15 to 24? A)  Nickelback B)  Bears C)  HST D)  Suicide Yep, it’s the morbid one at the end. You probably go to UVic. So do...